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Bowling Green

•IOOF Centennial Lodge 626 is having a bake sale and garage sale from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Oct. 15-17 at the lodge at the Wood County Fair Grounds, West Poe Road, Bowling Green. Food, drinks, and raffle tickets for sale. A free cup of coffee or apple cider will be provided with a copy of this notice.

•Registration forms are now available for the annual Bowling Green Community Holiday Parade. Forms can be downloaded from the BG Chamber of Commerce website at bgchamber.net or picked up at the Chamber office, 163 North Main St. The deadline to register units is Oct. 23. The parade begins at 10 a.m. Nov. 21.

•Fall Meeting of Wood County Retired Teachers will be held at noon Oct. 15 in First United Methodist Church on East Wooster Street. Guest speaker will be Wood County sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn after the luncheon. Reservations from John Hiltner at 419-353-3615.

Holland

•Holland Springfield-Spencer Historical Society will meet at the Holland Community Building, 940 Clarion, at 6 p.m. on Oct. 22. Potluck and will discuss events and people in the Holland, Springfield, and Spencer Township area. Anyone interested in furthering the history of the area are welcome to come. For information: hollandspringfieldspencerhs.blogspot.com or 419-304-2342.

Maumee

•Georgette's Art Showcase, 311 Conant St., will feature the work of the Sunshine staff on display and for sale through this month. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Georgette's is open the first Friday of the month until 9 p.m. Details: georgettes.org.

•Calla Lily Educator's Award Luncheon hosted by the Beta Gamma Chapter of Toledo at The Pinnacle, 1772 Indian Wood Circle, 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10. Cost: $40 per ticket. Details: 419-243-8757.

Metamora

•Evergreen blood drive takes place from 12:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Evergreen High School, 14844 County Road 6. Sponsored by the Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society in Assumption, Ohio. Walk-ins welcome.

Northwood

•Area youth ages 5-12 are invited to explore science, math, and creative thinking through the use of LEGO materials as Owens Community College offers fall LEGO Vehicles Engineering classes through Nov. 5. Classes will be offered through Owens' Workforce and Community Services on Tracy Road. The beginning class, for ages 5-7, is from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 4. Owens' advanced class, for ages 8-12, is from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 5. Registration is $120; call 567-661-7357.

Perrysburg

•CSI (Christian Seniors Interacting), sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Perrysburg at Abundant Life #2, 200 Zoar Drive (fifth right off Three Meadows Drive), meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bible studies on Oct. 27. To register, call Phyllis Morton at 419-872-0846 by the Sunday prior to the meeting dates.

•Toledo chapter of Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association and Best Buy will present a workshop titled "DeMystifying Digital: Women Making Sense of Today's Technology," from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg. The $35 fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and speakers. Topics include cameras and camcorders, gaming (Wii), Smart phones and Skype, PC vs. Macs vs. Touchsmart, etc. Information: 419-841-0508.

•Immunization and/or WIC Clinics will be held Oct. 14 and 20 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 871 East Boundary St. Call 419-352-8402 for an appointment or walk in between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1-3:15 p.m. Be sure to have shot records. Details: 419-352-8402.

Springfield Twp.

•Holland-Springfield Alumni Association is looking for crafters for its annual fall festival Oct. 24 at Springfield High School. Contact: Amanda Teetrick, 419-346-7522 or pinkpuppies83@yahoo.com.

•Toledo-Lucas County League of Women Voters, with support from the Springfield High School Student Government, invites community members to participate in an upcoming Candidates and/or Issues Forum from 6-7:15 p.m. Oct. 22 at Springfield High School. Information: 419-867-5720.

South Toledo

•Great food for all at Faith Lutheran Church, 2440 South Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 17. Cost: $30 a box; other boxed combinations available. Details: 419-385-7459.

•Off-Broadway theater dinner and auction from 5-9 p.m. Oct. 17 at Park Church, 1456 Harvard Blvd. A family-style dinner will be served at 5:30. The musical Ode to Park will be staged at 7:30. A silent auction will take place from 5-7:30. Adult tickets are $10, $8 for seniors, and $5 for students from 419-382-5654.

•Noted filmmaker Gerard Straub will present his film Poverty, Prayer and the Power of Film at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at St. John's Jesuit High School on Airport Highway. His presentation will wrap up Environmental Justice Awareness Week at the school, making the connection between environmental problems and social injustices. Information: 419-865-5743 ext. 271.

•Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School staff will honor all students who passed all parts of the Ohio Achievement Test last spring with a Breakfast of Achievement Champions at 9:15 a.m. Oct. 21 at the school. The breakfast will be followed by a pep rally and an awards program at 10. Information: 419-385-0621.

•Candidates' Night at Burroughs School, 2404 South Ave., 7 p.m. on Oct. 20. Featuring both Toledo mayoral candidates, as well as candidates running for city council. Free and open to the public. Hosted by Highland Heights Neighborhood Association and the Burroughs Neighborhood Organization. For information: 419-382-6500 or highlandheightsneighbor
hood.blogspot.com.

Whitehouse

•3rd annual fund-raiser and euchre tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society takes place Oct. 17 at the Progressive Fisherman Association, 8050 Schadel Rd. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Euchre tournament starts at 7:30. There is a $15 entry fee. Prizes for first, second, and third-place winners for men and women. There is a $5 donation fee to enter the building. A silent auction, 50-50 raffles, bean-bag toss, and left-right-center games also. Information: 419-304-4881.

Swanton

•Decorated-pumpkin contest entries must be taken to 95 North Main St. by Oct. 20 to be judged by the community. Prizes will be awarded at the downtown Swanton Halloween party. Categories are for ages 3-7, 7-12, and 13-18.

Areawide

•St. Hyacinth Parish feather party at 728 Parkside Blvd. and Victory Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 18. Polish dinner from 11 a.m. until sold out. Donation: $8.50; carryout available. Dinners limited; call 419-536-7558 for tickets. Bingo at noon. The school hall is handicapped accessible.

Toledo

•Flu shots at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, 2820 West Alexis Rd., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 18. Cost for those without insurance will be $30 for influenza and $45 for pneumonia. Details: 419-472-6034.

•DivorceCare, a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at 8353 Monclova Rd. (three miles west of St. Luke's Hospital). Information: Kathy, 419-261-8363.

•True Meaning of Christmas event seeks crafters and offers table rentals for the festivity, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 at Calvary Bible Chapel, 3740 West Alexis Rd. The event benefits the Salvation Army. Details: 419-537-7657 or dec52009forsalvarmy@yahoo.com.

•Kitchen of Hope offers a free, hot dinner the last Friday of each month at Zoar Lutheran Church, 314 East Indiana Ave., Perrysburg. Reservations: 419-874-4346.

•Great Food for All: $60-$70 of food for $30. Other box orders available. Call: 419-385-7459.

•Toledo Artists' Club at Toledo Botanical Garden will host classes in advanced drawing and mixed media for ages 5-17. Call: 419-841-8153.

•American Legion Post 335, Friday noon lunches and speaker at the post, 235 14th St. Call: 419-877-5414.

•Czech Dancers Polka Club holds dances from noon to 6 p.m. and dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Sundays at the Czech Hall, State Rts. 120 and 109 in Seward, Fulton County, about once a month. Details: polkadancers.com or 419-644-4271.

•Greater Toledo Republican Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Wernert's Corners Civic Association Building, 5068 Douglas Rd. Call: 419-476-3884.

•Lake Erie British Car Club dinner meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at Charlie's Restaurant, 12407 Airport Hwy., Swanton. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a meeting. Call: 419-878-2041.

Areawide

•Maumee Valley Model Boat Club, dinner meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, Bob Evans Restaurant, 6420 Kit Lane, Maumee. RC, sail, and static-boat runs from 1-5 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month. Call: 419-472-1331.

•American Heart Association will celebrate the power of women with the third annual Go Red for Women luncheon from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Crown Plaza, 444 North Summit St. in downtown Toledo. For information or to buy tickets, contact Alexandra Hertel at 419-740-6166 or Alexandra.hertel@heart.org.

•2nd Annual Walk 4 Women, benefiting Aurora House, takes place Oct. 17 at Westfield Franklin Park Mall on Monroe Street. Registration and pre-walk activities will be held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. The walk takes place from 8:30-10. Preregistration is $20; day-of-event registration is $25. Use the Claddaugh-Bravo entrance to the mall on the day of the walk. Information: 419-244-3200.

•St. Vincent de Paul 55-Plus Club will meet at noon at the Oswald Center, 3157 Brigham St. for Halloween party time. Prizes will be given for costumes. Information from Jack at 419-476-4686.

•Family Fall Festival will be held from noon-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Wolcott Museum Complex, 1031 River Rd., Maumee. Activities include a children's play area, a baked-goods and concessions sales, musical entertainment, crafters and demonstrations, and Wolcott House tours. New this year is an antique appraisal clinic in the school house from 2-4 p.m. Cost is $10 for the first item and $5 for additional items. Information: 419-893-9602.

•Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo is hosting an art gala from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in the center, 716 North Westwood Ave. Several local artists will have their works for sale at reasonable prices. All proceeds benefit the center. Details: 419-578-7350.

•34th annual Miss Northwestern Ohio Scholarship Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss Ohio and Miss America scholarship pageants, will be Nov. 14 in the Defiance Community Auditorium. The pageant committee is seeking female contestants between the ages of 17 and 24, who are single, never been married or pregnant, and live, work or go to school in Ohio. The areas of competition are talent, interview, swimsuit, and evening wear. There are no entry fees. The program is affiliated with the Children's Miracle Network, and each contestant will be asked to obtain sponsors to contribute a combined $100 to the Children's Miracle Network. Information: Shirley LeMaster, entries chairman, 419-782-9693 or shirleyann03@embarqmail.com.

•DC4K, a program for children ages 5-12 of families experiencing divorce and separation, and DivorceCare, a program for adults experiencing divorce and/or separation, will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Dec. 8 at 18029 County Road C, Wauseon, Ohio. Information and to register: 419-337-4776.

•English language classes for those who speak other languages are held throughout the Toledo area at a choice of times and locations. Call 419-824-8539.

Needle Arts

•Greater Toledo Sewing Guild meets at Common Space Library, 1700 Reynolds Rd., Toledo, at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month. Call 419-535-1064.

•Holey Toledo Knitters Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Epiphany Lutheran Church, 915 North Reynolds Rd. Call 419-537-9325.

Photography

•Photo Arts Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive. Details: 419-536-8422 or toledophotoartsclub.com.